Hey Argentina, can you say "General Belgrano?" I knew you could...
Posted on 03/31/2007 9:47:03 AM PDT by kronos77
I share the outrage expressed in the British press over the treatment of our naval personnel accused by Iran of illegally entering their waters. It is a disgrace. We would never dream of treating captives like this - allowing them to smoke cigarettes, for example, even though it has been proven that smoking kills. And as for compelling poor servicewoman Faye Turney to wear a black headscarf, and then allowing the picture to be posted around the world - have the Iranians no concept of civilised behaviour? For God's sake, what's wrong with putting a bag over her head? That's what we do with the Muslims we capture: we put bags over their heads, so it's hard to breathe. Then it's perfectly acceptable to take photographs of them and circulate them to the press because the captives can't be recognised and humiliated in the way these unfortunate British service people are.
It is also unacceptable that these British captives should be made to talk on television and say things that they may regret later. If the Iranians put duct tape over their mouths, like we do to our captives, they wouldn't be able to talk at all. Of course they'd probably find it even harder to breathe - especially with a bag over their head - but at least they wouldn't be humiliated.
And what's all this about allowing the captives to write letters home saying they are all right? It's time the Iranians fell into line with the rest of the civilised world: they should allow their captives the privacy of solitary confinement. That's one of the many privileges the US grants to its captives in Guantánamo Bay.
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Where's the funny part?
Where's the humor (humour)?
Monty Pythons type of humour, very, very specific.
The Brits humiliate themselves by grovelling to thugs. Are you watching this, Argentina?
Ah yes, specificity. So, specifically, where's the funny part?
It's all relative ... remember that Bill Mahar and Rosie O'Donnell are considered comics in some circles. Eyes of the beholder comes to mind ... I didn't find it particularly entertaining either.
Another great patriot who loves and always gives the country the benefit of the doubt. :D
Hehehe.
Yep.
Oh yeah British humor, may be in the US we do not see this as humorous but rather it is an lunatic article supporting the terrorist regime in Iran. You may enlighten us please if we are missing something.
Perhaps Terry Jones could trade places with one of the captives and we could all have a good laugh.
What's so funny? This is a lefty saying the Brits have no right to complain. Not funny at all, IMHO.
Can you say "Malvinas?" I knew you could...
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Killing by FIRST hand smoking?
Hey Argentina, can you say "General Belgrano?" I knew you could...
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Note to Terry Jones. Try actually living in the real world instead of Hysteric Kook Land. The British sailors were in Iraqi waters pursuing their duties under United Nation sanction. What Iran did was an act of criminal kidnapping. If the United Kingdom actually had any sane leadership, as opposed to hysteric ball less kooks such as Mr Jones here, they would all ready be at war with Iran.
Oh yes just so hysterical "funny" for the Twit known as Jones to compare uniformed members of the British Military to rapists, torturers and mass murderers of Al Qeda and the Taliban who routinely murdered unarmed, undefended civilians.
Stick to wearing the dress Mr Jones, political humor is obviously beyond your skill level.
Treason isn't funny, and Monty Python was only funny if you were on drugs. Apparently, Jones still is.
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